Taoteching

"To come to no harm means to be protected, but when people turn to the sage, he uses no protection to protect them. If he protected them with protection, protection and harm would both exist. But by protecting them with no protection, they are protected and kept from harm."
                                                                                                         Wu ch'eng (Commentary on verse 35)

"While he forgets himself in others, others forget themselves in him.
                                                                                                        Te-ch' ing (Commentary on verse 35)